The variety of LGBTQ life in Chicago is too abundant and too diverse to be contained in a single place. But since 1981, the Gerber/Hart Library and Archives has striven to do just that, amassing a wealth of records related to the cityrsquo;s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer-identified people and organizations. In Queer Legacies, John D squo;Emilio dash;a pioneering scholar in the fieldrdash;digs deep into Gerber/Hart squo;s collection to unearth a kaleidoscopic look at the communities built by generations of LGBTQ people. Excavated from one of the countryusquo;s most important, yet overlooked, LGBTQ archives, Dnsquo;Emilioosquo;s entertaining and enthusiastic essays range in focus from politics and culture to social life, academia, and religion. He gives readers an inclusive and personal look at fifty years of a national fight for visibility, recognition, and equality led by LGBTQ Americans who, quite literally, made history. In these troubled times, it will surely inspire a new generation of scholars and activists.
